Wire fastener



0. OLSON.

WIRE FA ER.

APPLICATION m: 6.27, 1919.

1,4;O5,715, 'Iatented Feb. 22.

M Mfr/5555 ,7 02M 01.56

0. OLSON.

WIRE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27. l9l9.

1,405,715. Patented Feb.7,.-1-922-.

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UNITED STATES onAN OLSON, or'rmceniv, WISCONSIN.

WIRE FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

Application filed August 27, 191-9. Serial No. 320,257.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORAN OLsoN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Haugen, in the county of Barron and Stateof Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements'in aVire Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to fence construction and moreparticularly to a device which is adapted to facilitate/the securing ofstrands of Wire or mesh as may be desired or necessary to a fence post.

Another object of this invention is the production of a wire fastenerwhereby strands of wire mesh may be connected to the post, the securingmeans also acting as a reinforcement for the post, if desired, if thesame be of a plastic construction.

Another ob 'ect of this invention is the production of a wire fastenerfor plastic fence posts which is embedded within the post body toreinforce the same and projects forwardly therefrom through acentral'channelto allow wire strands or mesh to be positioned thereonand secured thereto by twisted loops engaging the several elements.

Twopractical forms of construction. and assembly of the presentinvention will be hereinafter described and are illustrated in thedrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of. the wire fastener,as constructed in accordance with manner in which a twisted loop isemployed for connecting the fence wire to the supporting means mountedupon the post. i

' Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical section through a portion of thedevice.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a slightly modified formof the invention.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6'6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 isa vertical section of the device as illustrated in Fig. 5. V

Fig. 8 is a front elevation ofthe device with the plastic fence postbody removed.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention about to bespecifically described, it will be seen that 10' designates-the plasticbody of the post which may be of rectangular shape in cross section orany other desired configuration without departing at all from the spiritof th pr sent in ention;

struction thus far presented is common to both forms of the invention aswill be seen.

Attention is now invited to Figs, 1 to 4 in elusive, wherein oneparticular form of se-y curin means for the wire fencestrand. isdisclose An ordinary strip 12 of the commonwoven wire mesh, asillustrated clearly in Fig. 1 is embedded within the body 10 when thesame is being formed within a mold, with a portion of the wire mesh 12being pulled forwardly in a substantially U-shapedmanner to form themesh rib 13 positioned cem trally within the channel 11 as shown inFigs,

2 and 4. As above-stated, this wire mesh 12 is of the general type usedfor. chicken runs, et cetera, and thus there is provided a plurality ofloop like portions in the rib .13 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4'.Accordingly the main supporting key 14 extends ve-rtically within theforward portion of the channel 11 being threaded throu h the difi'erentloop' like portions as shown 0 early in Fig; 1 and thus it will be seenthat it isfirmly supported by the mesh rib 13. -As it is atthe forwardportion of the channel it is in convenient position for use as will befurther explained.

The device as constructed as above set forth is inserted in the groundwith the mesh rib 13 above the ground and in position for supporting thekey 14 in position where access may be conveniently had thereto.

At this time the strands of wire 15. of the fence although of course, itcould be wiremesh, are extended horizontally across the forward portionof the body and are extended across the forward portion of the rib andcontacted with parts of the key 145; Loops 16 are then employed toretain the strands in position or rather in fixeden'gagement; with thekeys 14-. These loops are formed from single strands ofiwires as shownclearlyin- Figs. 2 and 3,.each' of which is bent intermediate its endstoform a loop which is passed around a strand 15' andt'hen in the rear ofthe key l l'and then around forwardly of the strand 15 where it istwisted together as tight as may be desiredas shown at- 17. Thus itwillbe seen that when the device isin use the wire strands 15 of thefencemay be passed across the forward portions of the key and then theretaining loops passed quickly about the st aeds is cherishes;

twisted as specified, thus firmly securing the strands 15 upon the key.In the engagement of the loops it is obvious they will also engage aboutparts of the wire loop like portions of the mesh rib 13 as illustratedin Fig. 1 whereby the mesh rib, the key and the strands 15 will all beconnected together in a veryfirm engagement with each other. Thus itWlll be seen that the connection is very cheap and efiicient and thefence wires will be firmly held upon the rib and key by the loops asspecified, the mesh being held by the body portion of the wire meshwhich is at this time embedded within the hard plastic body 10.

By referring to Fi s. 5 to 8 inclusive it will be seen that a s ightlydifferent form of securement is provided. In this form of the inventionthe usual plastic body 10 having the vertical semi-circular channel 11in its forward surface is still employed but in this instance the stripof wire mesh is shown at 18 and extends transversely within the bod 10to reinforce the same. By referring to 1* igs. 5 and 6 it will be seenthat the strip of mesh 18, the construction of which is clearlyillustrated in Fi 8 may be extended transversely of the p a'stic body 10or it may be bent around within the plastic body in any manner desiredto reinforce the same. The vertically extending key 19 is positioned inthe rear of the mesh strip 18 and this key'19v has a plurality ofsecuring yokes 20 extending forwardly beyond the mesh strip 18 andoutwardly to the forward portion of the channel 11 as shown in Figs. 6and 7. Therefore, after the body 10 has become hardened and is insertedinto the ground in the usual manner, the only portion of the securingmeans exposed to view are the forward portions of the yokes, which atthis time are in position for convenient I access thereto. The strands15 may be extended forwardly'of the body and may then be connected tothe yokes 20 by loops 16 which are passed about the strands 15 andthrough the yokes 20 to have their ends twisted together in the usualmanner at 17 thus firmly connecting the strands to the yokes. It will beseen that as the yokes are formed of a single strand of wire in eachinstance and as the loops are also formed of wire, the twisted endportions 17 may be so firmly twisted together as will. tend to slightlybend the yokes and the loops and even the strands 15 to connect the samevery firmly together and preventing any tendency of accidental creepingof the strands 15 or'displacement of any of these elements.

In the construction of the device in each instance, when the plasticmaterial'is poured into a mold, the woven wire mesh strip either 12 or18 is inserted into this plastic material with the rib 13 of one formextendedforwardly into the channel 11 while the other form of the-key 19is inserted into the plastic material in the rear of the strip 18 sothat the yokes extend forwardly into the channel. When the devices arein use it is evident the strands 15 of the wire fence or mesh as may bedesired may be extended forwardly across the forward surface of thepostbody to allow same to engage either the key 14 or the yokes 20 of key19. The retaining loops 16 may then be passed about the strands and thekeys or yokes as stated and have their ends twisted together to firmlybind the strands in position. Thus the deviceas described in eachinstance will not only allow the wire strands of the post to be easilyconnected thereto and after being connected retained in a firm positionbut the strips of mesh which facilitate the retension of the, keys towhich the strands are connected also act as reinforcements'of a verysimple naturefor the post body.

Therefore a very simple and efficientre taining means has been providedfor a fence post of plastic nature which will reinforce the same and atthe same time constitute means for retaining the keys in positionagainst any tendency of accidental displacement while the loops willengage with the keys to firmly hold the strands of wire againstdisplacement. The device therefore, may be constructed at a minimumexpense and yet may be efficiently operated for supporting strands of afence very easily and without danger of injury and with ,only a minimumchance of the strands being displaced when in use. i I

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing have reference towhat might be considered to be the approved or preferred form of myinvention. I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts, materials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is z.

1. A device of the character described comprising the combination of aplastic body having a centrally arranged longitudinally extendingchannel upon one face thereof and a strip of reinforcing wire meshembedded therein. adjacent the channeled face, a longitudinallyextending key within the channel, said reinforcing strip having strandsprojectin into the channel and straddling the sai key on allsidesthroughout its length whereby the latter is held in centrallyspaced relation to the walls of the channel and substantially flush withthe outer face of the body, and binding means connecting the key andstraddling strands at intervals and providing means for binding atransverse fence wire in engagement with said key. I

10 be inserted, said loops holding the key flush with the channeled faceof the post, and fence-tie means embracing the key and thekey-encircling loops at intervals to lock them against relativedisplacement.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 15 v in presence of twowitnesses.

ORAN OLSON. Witnesses:

F. E. KEEsEY, GEO. N. KEESEY.

